http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com The language of participation for building dynamic organizations, communities and enterprises Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:39:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2009/02/21/the-wild-card-of-intrinsic-integrity/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2009/02/21/the-wild-card-of-intrinsic-integrity/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:46:04 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=317
Isn’t it fascinating when things don’t go according to plan, when an unanticipated anomaly or counter-intuitive occurrence shifts the landscape, revealing new, often unimagined possibilities. Isn’t this what happened in the last US presidential election. Yes, it had to do with the bold, 50-state strategy that defied the conventional wisdom of red and blue fortresses [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2009/02/21/the-wild-card-of-intrinsic-integrity/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2008/06/11/worthy-challenge-pattern-abstract/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2008/06/11/worthy-challenge-pattern-abstract/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:04:18 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=11
Subtitle “The fierce urgency of now” Overview This pattern, which I have been tempted to title, “Destinal Challenge” or “Defining Challenge,” is more “practical” in nature than Compelling Journey, for example, but is nevertheless applicable at virtually every level, from enterprise-wide strategy development to project team implementation. It draws upon the practice of “contradiction analysis” [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2008/06/11/worthy-challenge-pattern-abstract/feed/ 0 http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2008/06/09/compelling-journey-pattern-abstract/ http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2008/06/09/compelling-journey-pattern-abstract/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:54:08 +0000 Ken Gillgren http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/?p=9
Subtitle Place in time and sense of direction Overview This is a larger scope, strategic-level pattern, which might also be called “Historical context” or “Place in history.” It answers questions such as, “What are the roots of our organization,” “What has brought us together,” “What have we come through to arrive where we are today,” [...]]]> http://patterns.gillgrencommunication.com/2008/06/09/compelling-journey-pattern-abstract/feed/ 0